The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1887-03-10


: moren thirty year.
by request We publish The foliowin
letter which explains itself:
DIAN MRs. BoTsfoHp;-In behalf Of th
, mem bcn OF Skinner Relief Corps. We wis
to tender TO You our sincere and heartfelt
sympathy 10 your great sorrow, the dealt
Of your dear mother. Even those OF n
) who were lot personally scquainied will
her, feel that your loss is Ia one sense ours
for she was q soldiers N1s. SO many Of u
have passed through this bitter trial. Civ
ing up the best and truest friend earth ha
for us, that II is no formal expression o
, sympathy We make, but from our heart
I'VE sorrow with you. aud we commend
yon 10 Him who "healeth the broker
hearted, aud bindeth up their wounds"
MIS- BENTLEY
MRs HAMfLron,
Mis- SrKEs.
MANCHESTER DEPOT.
Henry Lawrence is on the sick list.
| w. II. Fullerton has five horses fol
sale.
Mrs. Alfred Conner is spending the
week 10 Rutland.
Alvin Connor is buying potatoes and
apples for shipment.
--Fayette Farpum and family are away
on visit to friends in Peru.
Mrs. Herbert. Walker Of Brattleboro
is visiting her parents In this place
-Lumbermen say that the snow is sir
feet deep on the mountain at ROCKVILLE.
Mrs Edwin Eddy from Hoosick Falls
N. Y. has been visiting friends in this
place.
Frank Moore drew last Wednesday
with one pair Of horses. down ROCKVILLE
road 3797 feet Of green spruce lumber
This was probably the largest load that
was ever drawn down that road.
Mrs. E. L. Taylor has twenty seven
hens that laid four hundred eggs during
the month OF February. They laid dur
ing the months Of December, January and
February nine hundred and forty four.
- Burr 4 Manley are closing out their
goods at marvelously low prices, they are
going fast every day. but gUod assert
ment OF several thousand dollars worth
still remains to select from. consisting OF
quite large stock Of fine clothing for
men and boys, full line in all grades Of
men and boys fine shoes, nice line OF
hats. dress goods, ladies aud childrens
shoes, corsets, hosiery, etc. These goods
must oil go aud go quickly. only short
time remains to close the whole business.
Albert Hodge has recently moved into
our village.
Isaac Brows and wife OF Granville are
visiting relatives in town.
Mrs. Joseph Brooks has had shock
OF paralysis and is not expected to re-
cover.
There we're three additions to the
church last Sunday and quite good con-
gregation Notwithstanding the storm.
r. l.. Dunning and H. b. Kent were
out Monday morning with men and boys
making good roads. There has been no
such drifts before this winter.
u H. Collins and his sister Mrs. See
L.. ..xa l., tnmu lasl waak N oaa Mrs.
Hanks, their grandmother who has been
very low but appears some better
The "pie festival" last week was de-
cided success There was a large com
pany present and it was decided that our
ladies rank No 10 the art OF cooking.
The Band Of Hope will give au enter
tsinment at school ball, Thursday evening
OF this week, with Rotations and Mother
Goose aud her Temperance Family" Ad
mission 10 cents
- H. Sheldon sdvertises his farm to
be sold 9, auction March IL, Saturday
at l0A NJ. Also II COWS. yearlings.
pair Of good horses and farming tools Of
every description. Terms easy.
rAwLxr
Town officers. Moderator, l. johnson
seleclmen. NJ @ Jones. W @ Shaw, Fred
Weed; iown treasurer, s s Smell; over
seers Of the poor. the Selec,men; consta-
Bile aud collector. L Vail; listers, o Par
ris. J NJ Sbaw, l. Johnson, auditors, X
Lane, w Rice. II l. Manchester, superin-
tenent Of schools, Miss Helen Bromley:
street commissioners. ID II Smith, John
A Williams. A tax Of 80 cents
on the grand llst was voted 10 deirsy ex-
psnses the ensuing year.
--Lumbermen say suos Is siI feet deep
in the woods.
Saturday night aud Sunday about one
loot OF Snow fell
--Aiienslon 10 called 10 the advertise
neni Of the sale Of the property Of the late
z p. Chandler.
Mr.. aud Mrs W. W. West wish to ex.
press their heartfelt thanks 10 friends and
asishbors for ,heii kind help and sympa-
by given them daring the illuess and
burial Of their luo children.
The Ola Folks coneer, gwen At school
soase bali isst Friday evening vas well /,
,.tended and gsre old snd Young chance
o laugh aud stou fat over the quaint